King and I, The, Selections

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers (trans. Robert Russell Bennett)

General Info

Year: 1951
Duration: c. 10:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Williamson Music
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
D-flat Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Gong
Orchestra Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle
Wood Block

Errata

Clarinet II, 3 m. before reh. 9, beat 3: quarter rest should read C quarter note
Clarinet II, 4 m. after reh. 9, beat 4: C quarter note should read quarter rest
Clarinet III, 4 m. after reh. 9: B-C should read A-B [conductor’s opinion]
B-flat Tenor Saxophone. 3 m. after reh. 7, beat 2: C should read C-sharp
B-flat Tenor Saxophone. 5 m. after reh. 9, beat 1: C should read C-sharp
Horn III, 5 m. after reh 1, beat 2: E should read E-flat
Horn III, 6 m. after reh. 1, beat 1: Add courtesy natural to E
Horn III, 6 m. after reh. 7, beat 2: F should read F-sharp
Timpani, reh. 15: Add “3/4” meter signature
Percussion: 3 m. after reh. 15: 12 bar rest should read 10 bar rest

Program Notes

The King and I is a musical, the fifth by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951, at Broadway's St. James Theatre. It ran nearly three years, then the fourth longest-running Broadway musical in history, and has had many tours and revivals.

The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the piece, as well as by a love that neither can admit.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

This medley from the 1951 Broadway show The King and I includes Whistle A Happy Tune; We Kiss in a Shadow; March of the Siamese Children; I Have Dreamed; Shall We Dance; and Hello Young Lovers.

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 12 May 2018
Flint (Mich.) Concert Band (Bruce Nieuwenhuis, conductor) – 6 May 2016
Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Larry Stoner, conductor) - 27 September 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Buckley) (1959/2014)

All Wind Works

Bali Hai (arr. Yoder) (1949/1953)
Blue Moon (arr. Barker) (1937/1962)
Carousel: Highlights (arr. Yoder) (1945/1964)
Carousel: Selections (arr. Leidzen) (1945/1948)
Carousel Waltz (arr. Bennett) (1945/1957)
Cinderella Waltz (arr. Bennett) (1958)
Circus on Parade, The (arr. Warrington) (1935)
Flower Drum Song (arr. Lang) (1958/1959)
Golden Age of Broadway, The (arr. Moss) (2009)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Bennett) (1952/1978)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Curnow) (1952/1989)
Guadalcanal March (arr. Leidzen) (1952)
If I Loved You from "Carousel"(arr. Werle) (1945/)
It's a Grand Night for Singing (arr. Brown) (1945)
Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (arr. Moss) (1943/1994)
Highlights from "Oklahoma!" (arr. Yoder) (1943/1954)
Highlights from "South Pacific" (arr. Lang) (1949/1958)
Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Herfurth) (1951/1957)
Highlights from "The Sound of Music" (arr. Cable) (1959)
King and I, The, Selections (tr. Bennett) (1951)
Lady is a Tramp (arr. Hastreiter)
Manhattan (arr. Morrissey) (1925/1953/1959)
March of the Siamese Children (arr. Bennett) (1951)
My Favorite Things (arr. Jennings) (1959/1992)
My Favorite Things (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Buckley) (1959/2014)
Oklahoma! (arr. Bennett, adapt. Rodgers) (1943/1997)
Oklahoma!: Selections (arr. Leidzen) (1943)
Richard Rodgers in Concert (arr. Huff)
Richard Rodgers in Concert (arr Lowden)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" (arr. Edmondson) (1943/1982)
Salute to Richard Rodgers (arr. Ricketts)
Selections from "Carousel" (arr. Bennett) (1945)
Selections from "Carousel" (arr. Custer) (1945/1995)
Selections from "The Sound of Music" (arr. Christensen) (1959/1989)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Lang) (1936/1954)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (arr. Moss)
The Sound of Music -- Selections (arr. Bennett) (1959/1960)
The Sound of Music Medley (arr. Iwai)
South Pacific -- Highlights
South Pacific: Selection (tr. Leidzen) (1949)
South Pacific Symphonic Scenario (arr. Bennett; adapt. Rogers) (1949/1999)
Symphonic Highlights from "The King and I" (arr. Bulla) (1951/2016)
Themes from "Victory at Sea" (arr. Maltby) (1953/1975)
Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (arr. Custer)
Victory at Sea Symphonic Scenario (tr. Bennett) (1954/1955)
Victory at Sea (arr Moss)
You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Rhea) (1945/2018)
You'll Never Walk Alone (arr. Walden and VanDoren) (1945/2017)

Resources

The King and I, Wikipedia Accessed 15 May 2016
Rodgers, R.; Bennett, R. (1951). The King and I Selections [score]. Williamson Music: New York.